TIPS - February 2008 Edition

Welcome to our February 2008 edition of ”Training Independent Professionals for Success” (TIPS). Here you will find articles on business start-up, leadership, marketing, productivity, website management, work-life balance, and more.

It is an extensive list, so take time and digest what you can, subscribe to those sites that are of interest to you, and when you’re ready…come back for more!

Business Start-Up

GWN Lifestyle presents Who’s Going To Stop You From Being a Successful Woman Entrepreneur? posted at GWN Lifestyle.

Sarah Paine presents Make Money With Blogging - 5 Tips posted at Sarah Paine.

Frederic Patenaude presents Make a Living With eBooks posted at Frederic Patenaude Talks, saying, “With a growing e-book market, who would not like to make a living writing e-books? I am giving you some invaluable hints about writing your own!”

Raymond presents Cheap and Affordable Ways To Create A Virtual Office For Your Small Home Business posted at Money Blue Book.

Dave Origano presents The Growth Stages Of My Online Business posted at Online Marketing & Exponential Business Growth Blog.

Leadership

Sagar presents 17 Ways to Stop Being a Perfectionist and Get More Done posted at Bootstrapper.

Marcus Hochstadt presents 5 Key Steps To Internet Business Success posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, “So you want to be a successful Internet business entrepreneur? Do you know the steps to take in order to achieve your goals and success? Marcus Hochstadt has listed 5 key steps everyone should take when wanting to achieve Internet business success.”

Dave Origano presents The Characteristics Of a Highly Successful Entrepreneur posted at Online Marketing & Exponential Business Growth Blog, saying, ” To bring you one step closer to success you should make it a weekly activity to review and improve on these traits…”

Marketing

Nadege presents Branding You posted Clearly Envision.

Gley Yahya presents How to Increase Profit Without Increasing Traffic posted at Work At Home Start Up Guide, saying, “Would you like to learn how to increase profit, how to increase sales without increasing your website traffic? If so, Here’s your chance to learn how to take your existing resources and cross them over in such a way that they begin to build themselves.”

GWN Lifestyle presents 7 Low Cost Marketing Tips posted at GWN Lifestyle, saying, “7 different ways to market your business at a low cost.”

Carol Bentley presents What do you think. . . print or PDF posted at Carol Bentley.

Mark Riffey presents Telemarketing can work, but not like this posted at Business is Personal.

Tip Diva presents Top Ten Tips - Advertising On A Budget posted at Tip Diva, saying, “Starting up a small business or offering a service isn’t always cheap - but promotion and advertising can be. Here are ways to advertise your business or service for little or no cost.”

blue skelton presents Media Production and Presentation in Blogging posted at Blue Skelton Publications, saying, “The most important part of Media Production is presentation. Blogging is no exception. I have realized that to be a good blogger, you have to provide organized and relevant information about a topic. Here is a basic organization strategy that I utilize in my blogging and marketing.”

Donna Kozik presents Write the Book: What’s Your Mission? posted at My Big Business Card, saying, “Market yourself and your business more effectively with one of the best marketing tools out there: a book. Here Donna Kozik of MyBigBusinessCard.com shows you how to get started with a solid mission statement.”

WebSiteWerx presents Email Marketing for Ecommerce - Part I: What Is It? Why Do It? posted at WebSite Werx, saying, “Email marketing for ecommerce. What it is and why you should be doing it.”

Ed Rivis presents Powerful Marketing Tactic posted at Ed Rivis.

Productivity

GWN Lifestyle presents Set Your Goals and Achieve Them posted at GWN Lifestyle, saying, “Tips on goal setting and working to achieve them.”

Carol Bentley presents Outsourcing or when DIY writing is best posted at Carol Bentley.

Kingsley Tagbo presents HOW TO OVERCOME PROCRASTINATION IN 8 EASY STEPS posted at IT-CAREER-COACH.net.

Website Management

Vahid Chaychi presents How a Website Can Boost Your Business posted at Weboma.com, saying, “Whether you like it or not, Internet is important nowadays and you have to consider it in your business. Having a website makes you more professional, reliable and accessible.”

Cindy King presents Consistency For International Business Success posted at Get International Clients.

Fred Black presents Google Dip posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog.

Ed Rivis presents More Content = More Sales posted at Ed Rivis.

Marcus Hochstadt presents Getting Your Pages Indexed In A Matter Of Hours posted at Marcus Hochstadt, saying, “There exist several methods for getting your Web sited and pages indexed in a matter of hours. In this article, Marcus Hochstadt shares one of them. You set it up once and then put it on auto pilot.”

Work-Life Balance

Lela Davidson presents Negotiating Flexible Work Arrangements: Part 1 – Set Yourself Up For Success posted at Parenting Squad, saying, “Whether your goal is to maintain professional skills, contribute to the family income, or you just need time with other adults, you may want to consider a part-time or flexible schedule.

Life. Money. Development. presents 10 recommendations for fighting panic and stress posted at Life. Money. Development.

Dr. Joe Capista presents What can a dentist teach me about business, life and success? posted at The Success Triangle, saying, “Learn proven insights from a wildly successful dentist who understands the relationship between one’s personal and professional life to create Total Success.”

Other

Mark Riffey presents Starbucks’ Howard on the Hotseat posted at Business is Personal.

Terry Dean presents 21 Ideas for Hot Press Releases - Part 1 posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer.

Kenton Newby presents 6 Tips for Better Recordings When Creating Your Infoproducts posted at KentonNewby.com.

Kenton Newby presents 10 Ways Article Writing Can Stack the Deck in Your Favor posted at KentonNewby.com.

Anya presents How To Upsell And Cross-Sell To Achieve Rapid Sales Growth posted at Gavin Ingham.

A special thanks goes out to all the featured authors for making this first edition of TIPS a success. There were over 150 submissions that were narrowed down to make this list, so I’m sure there is something useful here for everyone.

Due to the overwhelming response, all future editions will be limited to 1 or 2 topics. The topic for our next edition will be “Building and Maintaining Your Client List.” Only topic-relevant articles will be accepted, and please…No over-the-top sales pitches and affiliative promotions.

If you would like to submit an article to the next edition of TIPS, use this submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found here.

Posted on February 12, 2008
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Fight the “Late Syndrome” - 10 Easy Steps

Many people have a hard time getting their day started early. They tend to work longer hours and sleep late in the day.

While some make a conscious effort to change this, and have succes doing so, there is an even greater number of people who simply say,

“I enjoy working late and sleeping in late. I seem to be more productive and get more done in those late hours.”

I beg to differ. It is my belief that most people do want to start their day early. They’ve read the many articles backing the theory that an early start makes you more productive. They realize that starting sooner equals finishing sooner. They too could use those extra daylight hours.

So what is the problem?

Many of them find it hard to establish a routine, their bodies become use to sleeping late and working late, or they have tried to wake up early with no long-term success, and therefore regress back.

For that majority, whom I’m certain will enjoy and benefit from greeting the day a little earlier, here are 10 easy steps to help you fight the ”Late Syndrome” and etablish an early-morning routine to get more out of your day. Continue Reading >>

Posted on January 17, 2008
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Convert Any File, Anytime, Anywhere

No more file incompatibility issues. No more timely installations and annoying updates. No more added fees for bigger files. Continue Reading >>

Posted on January 10, 2008
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Unmask Yourself by Creating a Bio Page

As a consultant, you will be extending your services to clients located in different geographic areas. One way to promote yourself to a widely spanned group is by creating a biography page. It will allow clients to put a face with a name before any initial contact takes place, and provide background information on who you are, what you do, and your credentials.

Your biography page will allow you to identify yourself as a “real” person behind the business. This is very important! Many consultants make the mistake of operating behind the mask of a business name. They never really make a personal connection with their clients, and as a result, their projects are far and in-between. Continue Reading >>

Posted on January 3, 2008
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